Maxime Lopez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maxime Baila Lopez | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France[1] | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Fiorentina (on loan from Sassuolo) | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Burel FC | ||
2010–2016 | Marseille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Marseille II | 30 | (3) |
2016–2021 | Marseille | 113 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2021– | Sassuolo | 74 | (3) |
2023– | → Fiorentina (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | France U21 | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019 |
Maxime Baila Lopez (
.Lopez is an academy graduate of Marseille, having made his professional debut in August 2016 and appeared in 150 games for the side. He signed for Sassuolo in 2021 following a loan deal at the club. He also represented France internationally at youth level.
Club career
Marseille
Early career
Born in Marseille, Maxime Lopez is a product of
2016–17 season
Lopez made his senior debut for Marseille on 21 August 2016, coming on as a 60th-minute
2017–18 season
The following season, Lopez temporarily retained his starting berth in Marseille's midfield under coach
2018–19 season
Lopez scored his first goal of the following campaign, and his first in the league since April 2017, in a 1–1 draw with
Sassuolo
On 5 October 2020, Lopez joined
Loan to Fiorentina
On 1 September 2023, Lopez moved to Fiorentina on loan with an option to buy.[18]
Style of play
Due to his Algerian lineage and similar progression through Marseille's academy, Lopez has often been likened to former Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri.[19] Though small in stature, Lopez has been described as a versatile playmaker capable of fluid movement and quick and intelligent passing.[20]
Personal life
Lopez was born in France to a French father of partially Spanish origin, and an Algerian mother. He holds French and Algerian nationalities.[21] His older brother, Julien is also a footballer who plays in the Ligue 2 with Paris FC and was a youth international for Algeria.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 April 2024[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marseille II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | CFA | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | CFA | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
Total | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
Marseille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 113 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 5 | ||
Sassuolo (loan)
|
2020–21[d]
|
Serie A | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
Sassuolo | 2020–21
|
Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
2021–22
|
Serie A | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2022–23
|
Serie A | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 74 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
Fiorentina (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
Career total | 254 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia matches
- ^ a b Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Lopez was on loan until 12 April 2021, when the buy option in his deal at Sassuolo was exercised.
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Marseille
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–2018[24]
Individual
- UNFP Player of the Month: December 2016[9]
References
- ^ a b "Maxime Lopez Player Details". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2016.(in French)
- ^ a b Haddouchi, Karim (12 July 2014). "Maxime Lopez, la tradition du n°10". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2016.(in French)
- ^ Wicherek, Constant (12 July 2016). "Amical : la première compo de l'OM dévoilée". Foot Mercato. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in French) - ^ Eostain, Frédéric (22 August 2016). "Première passe décisive pour Lopez". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in French) - ^ "OM-Metz: "I still have chills" (Lopez)". La Provence. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.(in French)
- ^ Quelen, Julien (31 October 2016). "Meet Maxime Lopez: The new Nasri wanted by Liverpool and Arsenal". Goal. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Bairner, Robert; Quelen, Julien (21 November 2016). "Better than Verratti: Marseille's 'new Nasri' is setting records tumbling". Goal. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Marseille Grind Out Win in Gloom". Ligue 1. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ a b Ali, Mohammed (1 February 2017). "Maxime Lopez: Marseille's New Star Winning Admirers". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Thauvin and Marseille Sweep Away Caen". Ligue 1. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Maxime Lopez: un arrêt au stand pour mieux revenir?". Le Phoceen. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.(in French)
- ^ "Maxime Lopez supera su crisis y se reivindica". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "OM: Lopez, 20 ans, deja 50 matches de L1". Football Club de Marseille (in French). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Griezmann inspires Atlético to Europa League glory". UEFA. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Lopez supera a Pepe y Draxler: El índice de rendimiento de la Ligue 1" (in French). Goal. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Transfer window: Maxime Lopez is a new player of Sassuolo". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Maxime Lopez completes move to Sassuolo". Football Italia. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "MAXIME LOPEZ IS A VIOLA". Fiorentina. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Quelen, Julien (8 November 2016). "Meet Maxime Lopez: The new Nasri wanted by Liverpool and Arsenal". Goal. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Dudko, James (4 November 2016). "Liverpool Transfer News: Latest on Moussa Marega and Maxime Lopez Rumours". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Maxime LOPEZ -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Maxime Lopez: "I'm focused on the French team"". DZFoot. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.(in French)
- ^ "Maxime Lopez Socceway Profile". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018.
External links
- Maxime Lopez at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Maxime Lopez at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Marseille profile[permanent dead link]
- Maxime Lopez – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Maxime Lopez at Soccerway